Joshua OakesHow I Burned 12 Pounds of Fat in 4 MonthsIn the fall of 2022, I wrote an article detailing my success in burning 30 pounds of fat in four months. At the conclusion of that article…Apr 30, 2023Apr 30, 2023
Joshua OakesI burned 30 pounds of fat in 4 months — here’s howI have just officially burned 30 pounds of fat, taking me to one of my health milestones. Here’s how I did it. The short version is…Oct 25, 20229Oct 25, 20229
Joshua Oakes2012 Travels: SarajevoSarajevo is known for three things. Chronologically, the shooting of Archduke Ferdinand, the 1984 Winter Olympics, and the Siege from…Sep 23, 20221Sep 23, 20221
Joshua Oakes2012 Travels: SerbiaIt’s not that Timisoara isn’t pleasant, but it’s a small provincial city and we didn’t have a reason to stick around nearly as long as we…Sep 22, 2022Sep 22, 2022
Joshua Oakes2012 Travels: TransylvaniaFrom Iași, the next stop was Transylvania. While most rural areas of Romania have appeal, in that they retain older traditions and ways of…Sep 20, 2022Sep 20, 2022
Joshua Oakes2012 Travels: IașiIt never ceases to amaze me the creative ways for a bus driver to turn a 150km ride into a five hour extravaganza. On our way to Iași, a…Sep 19, 2022Sep 19, 2022
Joshua Oakes2012 Travels: Kiev & CrimeaKiev is a pleasant city, and we enjoyed our time there. It is not full of tourist attractions, though there are a couple of religious sites…Sep 15, 2022Sep 15, 2022
Joshua Oakes2013 Travels: Western UkraineSunshine became the first Kessler in 100 years to set foot in the town of Kolomyya. Her great-grandparents left there in around 1911 or…Sep 14, 2022Sep 14, 2022
Joshua Oakes2013 Travels: LvivA few years ago, I came across a statistic that showed the world’s top tourism countries, by number of visitors. The top ten was pretty…Sep 13, 2022Sep 13, 2022
Joshua Oakes2013 Travels: PolandOur 2013 Eastern European Expedition was born of an interesting idea. We had thought that maybe we would spend part of this summer…Sep 12, 2022Sep 12, 2022